bleydh

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish bleit, from Proto-Brythonic *blėð, from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (compare Breton bleiz, Welsh blaidd; Old Irish bled (“sea monster”) (< *bledā)).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [blɛɪð]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [bləɪð]

Noun

bleydh m (plural bleydhes or bleydhas)

  1. wolf

Mutation
  Mutation of bleydh  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
bleydh vleydh unchanged pleydh fleydh vleydh
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